Board of Director

Mr. Ding Hing Hui, was appointed as our Director on 7 January 2019 and re-designated as an executive Director on 25 March 2019. Mr. Ding has been with our Group since July 1996 and has been the operation director of our Group since January 2011. He currently leads a team of over 180 staff including project associates, project managers, construction managers, project support team, project administration, site supervisors, safety/security team and general/painter team. Mr. Ding oversees the day-to-day operations including but not limited to manpower planning, technical solutions, strategies planning and value engineering. He also strategises new project approach and methodology, implements construction activities and project schedules to help the project team to work effectively. Mr. Ding monitors and ensures good QA/QC to achieve good project delivery to our customers. Mr. Ding joined our Group in July 1996 as a site supervisor where he was responsible for onsite supervision and was promoted to operation director in January 2011.

 

Mr. Ding obtained a diploma in electronics engineering from the French-Singapore Institute in July 1992 and a certificate in construction productivity management from the Building and Construction Authority in June 2014. He completed the bizSAFE Level 1 course in April 2008 and bizSAFE Level 2 course in September 2012.

Ms. Loke Pui San has been appointed as an Non-executive Director on 1 June 2025.

Ms Loke graduated from University Utara Malaysia with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in 2013 where she obtained four Dean’s Award certificates. Ms. Loke has over 10 years of diverse corporate experience in quality and operations management, commercial, corporate administration and business support across multiple industries, including telecommunications, technology and construction industries.

From July 2012 to September 2014, she worked in IBM Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., where she first held role in the human resources department and was subsequently promoted to work in IBM Global Financing. Ms. Loke served as a Business Support Operations Professional for the Greater China Group in IBM Global Financing and was the project lead for a cross-border deployment initiative. From October 2014 to February 2018, she served as a commercial executive at Ngai Chin Construction Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, where she was involved in client engagement, tender preparation, document management and compliance tasks and drove improvements in company profiling and internal processes. She also helped develop new policies and process flowcharts to enhance organisational efficiency and contributed to the successful execution of corporate events. From July 2019 to July 2023, Ms. Loke served as a quality & operations engineer at Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., where she supported Asia-Pacific enterprise operations including enterprise strategic planning and major corporate event execution. She also led key projects such as the launch of the Huawei Enterprise First Overseas Customer Satisfaction Mobile Application and managed guest engagement for major international events within the Huawei group.

Mr. Gay Soon Watt (‘‘Mr. Gay’’), was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on 30 March 2020. Until December 2017, Mr. Gay was the deputy chairman of Goodrich Global Holdings Pte. Ltd. and its subsidiary, Goodrich Global Pte. Ltd. (‘‘Goodrich Group’’). In March 1983, Mr. Gay co-founded Goodrich Group, which is engaged in the supply and installation of interior furnishings. Over the next 35 years, Mr. Gay grew Goodrich Group from a start-up to become one of the leading interior furnishing players in Asia, with offices in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and China. In 2001, Mr. Gay was appointed deputy chairman of Goodrich Group, managing over 120 employees. In 2013, Dymon Asia Private Equity, a Temasek linked company, took a 32.2% stake in Goodrich Group. In December 2017, Mr. Gay sold his 30.7% shareholding in Goodrich Group to a Japanese listed company, Sangetsu Corporation. Currently, Mr. Gay spends his time evaluating private equity investments and mentoring aspiring young entrepreneurs.

Mr. Gay was a shareholder and director of Goodrich Group until 21 December 2017 when he sold his 30.7% shareholding in Goodrich Group to Sangetsu Corporation. During the 3 years ending 2018 and and up to the latest practicable date, Goodrich Group was one of the suppliers of wallcovering, carpet, flooring and fabric to our Group and the amount of purchases were approximately S$1,200, S$47,000, S$62,000 and S$13,000 for FY2016, FY2017, FY2018 and as at the latest practicable date, respectively, representing approximately 0.02%, 0.8%, 1.1% and 1.3% of our total supply of direct materials.

Prior to the 3 years ending 2018, Mr. Gay, through SW & Chan Investments Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Goodrich Fabrics Pte. Ltd.), a company incorporated in Singapore which Mr. Gay owned 50% shareholding, was the landlord of our Group for our then office located at 411 Tagore Industrial Avenue, Singapore 787802, from 1 April 2008 to 4 March 2013.

Mr. Wong Heung Ming Henry (‘‘Mr. Wong’’), was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on 30 March 2020. He has been an independent non-executive director of Shifang Holding Limited since 18 November 2010, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code:1831). Mr. Wong has more than 25 years of experience in finance, accounting, internal controls and corporate governance in mainland China and Hong Kong. He served as an independent non-executive director of China Industrial Waste Management, Inc. (CIWT), a U.S. over-the-counter listed company, between 27 April 2009 and 2 August 2010. Since November 2018, Mr. Wong has been the chief financial officer of Mindai Global Finance Technology Holding Limited, a company engaged in the online lending business in China. Prior to joining Mindai Global Finance Technology Holding Limited, Mr. Wong was the chief financial officer of the Frontier Services Group Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0500), from March 2017 to September 2018.

From February 2016 to February 2017, Mr. Wong was the vice president of Finance of Tiens Group, a multi-national Chinese conglomerate engaged in direct selling and property development, with branches in 110 countries and regions. Between November 2015 and February 2016, Mr. Wong was the chief financial officer of Chiho Environment Group, a company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0976), previously known as Chiho-Tiande Group Limited, the parent company of Germany Scholz Group. Prior to that, between July 2014 and September 2015, Mr. Wong served as the chief financial officer of Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd., the leading waterproof materials manufacturer in China and a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 2271). During the period between October 2011 and April 2013 and between May 2013 and February 2014, Mr. Wong served in a number of senior positions at US based beauty and nutrition manufacturer and distributor, Shakelee (China) Co.; and Danish brewery manufacturer, Carlsbery Brewery Hong Kong, respectively.

Mr. Wong began his career in an international accounting firm and moved along in audit fields by taking some senior positions both in internal and external audits which are summarized as follows: From October 2009 to May 2010, Mr. Wong served as the general internal audit manager of Maoye International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0848). From September 2007 to July 2009, Mr. Wong served as the internal audit director at Xinhua Finance Media Ltd.. From September 2004 to September 2007, Mr. Wong served as a senior manager and an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Beijing office. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Wong served as a senior internal audit manager of Amway China. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Wong served as an internal audit manager of the Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0003). From 1993 to 2002, Mr. Wong joined as the junior accountant and an auditor and became to the manager of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Hong Kong.

Mr. Wong graduated from City University of Hong Kong in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and also obtained a master’s degree in Electronic Commerce from The Open University of Hong Kong in 2003. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.